This is storm season and Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) wants to help you “Take Winter by Storm” by getting ready for potential flooding. SPU is offering a limited number of free, pre-filled sandbags to households or business owners in flood-prone areas in Seattle. If you’ve experienced flooding, or come close to it, you may want to consider using sandbags.

Sandbags don’t seal out water, but can help redirect the flow of water and protect property from debris. Sandbags must be used with caution because it is illegal to divert water to your neighboring properties.

SPU is making up to 25 sandbags available to households or businesses at four locations listed below starting Friday, November 6. Sandbags are heavy (they weigh about 40 pounds each), so be sure either you, or someone you bring with you, can lift, carry and load the sandbags into your vehicle.

Sandbag Pick-Up Locations:

Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106

Helene Madison Pool
13401 Meridian N
Seattle, WA 98133

South Park Neighborhood
731 S. Sullivan
Seattle, WA 98108

Meadowbrook Community Center
10517 35th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98125

SPU will have staff onsite on November 6 and 7, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with information about how to place sandbags and prepare for storm season.

If you are unable to pick up sandbags on November 6 or 7, you can still pick them up at any of these locations, any time of day, while supplies last. Sandbags will be left outside for public pick-up. To make sure there are enough sandbags available for all those in need, please limit your supply to 25 sandbags per address.

For more information about sandbags, go to www.seattle.gov/util or contact
Pat O’Brien at (206) 786-9772.